Fireworks Vandalism Under Investigation In Holmdel

HOLMDEL, NJ — Police are seeking information from the public about vandalism involving fireworks that has been happening for the past two weeks, police say.

Officers have responded to several criminal mischief incidents using fireworks, the Holmdel Police Department reported on its Facebook site.

Lit fireworks were thrown onto front lawns or placed into mailboxes, causing damage, the post said.

The incidents were during overnight hours on June 29 on Candlelight Drive and Burgundy Drive and on July 4 on Centerville Road and on July 7 on Cottonwood Lane and White Rock Terrace, the post said.

Police believe that a silver SUV and black SUV could be involved.

Anyone with information or video footage during these times is asked to contact Holmdel Police Department at 732-946-4400.

According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, here are some New Jersey laws regarding fireworks:

• AGE TO PURCHASE – 16 or older
• PERMITTED – "Wood stick and wire sparklers with no more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic composition; other hand-held or ground-based sparkling devices which are non-explosive and non-aerial, which may produce a crackling or whistling effect, and which contain 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes; snakes, glow worms and smoke devices and trick noisemakers, which include party poppers, snappers and drop pops, each consisting of 25/100 grains or less of explosive mixture."
• PROHIBITED – "All consumer fireworks not specifically permitted, including torpedoes, firecrackers, skyrockets, aerial devices and fireworks containing yellow or white phosphorous or mercury."